Subdivision edges, lake lots and creek banks | Dexter, MI

Brush Clearing in Dexter, MI

Brush clearing Dexter homeowners and builders call us for: the strip of woods behind a newer subdivision, overgrown lake lots north of town, and creek banks that vanished under honeysuckle. Free quotes, and same-day call backs from our Saline office.

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John Deere tractor pulling a flail mower

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The drive in: Up Baker Road from I-94, or out Dexter-Ann Arbor Road
Usual growth: Honeysuckle, buckthorn, willow and grapevine
Usual ground: Subdivision edges, lake lots, creek bottoms
Watch for: Fall Saturdays on Main Street by the cider mill

Dexter Brush Clearing, From New Subdivisions to Old Lake Lots

Dexter has grown fast since it went from village to city in 2014, and plenty of people still call it the village. New subdivisions back up to woods nobody manages. Older lots up toward the chain of lakes have had the same brush creeping in for thirty years.

KBK Landscaping Inc. has worked Washtenaw County ground since 1998, and brush clearing Dexter jobs keep our tractors busy on the west side of the county. We clear lot lines, back woods, lake parcels and build sites for homeowners, builders, businesses and municipal properties as part of the lot clearing and field mowing services we run countywide.

Cleared lot with a stone-lined culvert at its edge

Subdivision edges

The Strip of Woods Behind Newer Dexter Subdivisions

A lot of the newer neighborhoods around Dexter were built against a tree line, and the strip between the last row of yards and the woods belongs to somebody. Usually the homeowner. Left alone, honeysuckle and buckthorn creep a few feet into the lawn every season until the back fence disappears.

We cut that edge back to the lot line, haul the debris out and leave a clean boundary you can mow along. Overgrown brush removal like this often turns into a bigger plan: once the back of the yard is open, landscaping work in Dexter can make it usable.

Lake lots

Overgrown Lake Lots and Cottage Parcels North of Dexter

Up past town, the Huron runs through a chain of lakes, and a lot of the cottage parcels there have been in one family for decades. Nobody lives on the back half full time. The view to the water fills in with willow and brush, and the path to the dock turns into a tunnel.

Clearing near water is careful work. We thin instead of stripping, keep the roots that hold the shoreline and leave anything that needs permission alone until you have it. Heavy brush clearing stays back from the water. The lighter brush cleanup closer in gets done with smaller tools.

Creek bottoms

Creekside Overgrowth Along Mill Creek and Dexter's Low Ground

Mill Creek winds through town before it meets the Huron, and the low ground along it stays soft into June. Private lots that back up to the creek, and the swales that feed it, fill with reed canary grass, willow and box elder.

A boom mower sits on firm ground and reaches down the bank, so we are not rutting a wet yard to get there. Dry weeks get the low spots. Wet weeks get rescheduled. Owners who also need the open ground cut can add field mowing for Dexter properties to the same visit.

Pickup truck towing a skid steer on a trailer

Building lots

Clearing Dexter Building Lots Before the Foundation Crew Arrives

Builders are filling in lots on the edges of Dexter and in the townships around it. Brush clearing for construction goes first, before the surveyor stakes the house and long before the excavator digs.

We clear the building area and the drive, flag the trees you are keeping and leave ground ready to grade. After the build, we can lay out a landscape design for the new Dexter home and come back to install it.

Why Dexter Homeowners and Builders Trust KBK With Overgrown Land

We are a brush clearing company with our own equipment and about 25 people, working out of Saline since Kris Krause started KBK in 1998. Most brush clearing Dexter jobs are a short drive up Baker Road for us. We also know to keep the trailer off Main Street on a fall Saturday, when the cider mill crowd is out.

Plenty of searches for brush clearing near me in Dexter turn up mowing outfits. Ask any brush clearing contractor what they do with bare dirt once the brush is gone. We seed it with straw seed or hydroseed before rain moves it. Our garden center holds a nursery grower license, so plant knowledge comes along with the clearing. And once the yard is open, a patio or retaining wall in Dexter is something we build too.

Same DayCalls and quote requests returned the day they come in.
Water AwareThinning near creeks and lakes, not scraping banks bare.
Owned FleetTractors, boom mowers, skid steers, loaders and trucks.
Free QuoteOne number after a walk of the property.

Dexter Clearing and the Towns Up and Down the Huron

Dexter sits where Mill Creek meets the Huron, with Scio Township next door, Chelsea out west and lake country to the north.

Dexter Subdivisions, Mill Creek lots and in-town parcels
Dexter Township North, along the chain of lakes
Webster Township North of town, rolling acreage
Scio Township Right next door, toward Ann Arbor
Lima Township Southwest, toward Chelsea
Chelsea West out Dexter-Chelsea Road

Toward Ann Arbor we handle brush clearing in Scio Township and clearing in Ann Arbor, and on the far side of the county, Ypsilanti brush clearing.

Dexter Brush Clearing Questions We Hear Most

Cost, lot lines, water and timing. Anything else, call and ask.

What does brush clearing in Dexter cost?

It depends on density, stem size, slope, wet ground, access and how much hauling the job needs. A subdivision back edge and a wooded acre on a lake lot price very differently. We walk it and give you a free quote for brush clearing Dexter properties of any size.

Can you clear the woods behind my subdivision lot?

If it is on your property, yes. We cut back to the lot line you show us, using your survey or pins if you have them, and haul the debris out. Brush on a neighbor's or the association's ground needs their sign-off first.

Can you clear brush near a lake or creek?

Yes, carefully. We thin rather than strip, keep the roots that hold the bank and stay out of anything that needs a permit until you have it. Your township or the state can tell you what applies to your shoreline.

When is the best time of year for clearing around Dexter?

Late fall through winter, when the leaves are off and the ground is firm. Low ground along Mill Creek can stay wet well into spring, so those spots usually wait for dry weather.

Do you offer brush removal services for builders in Dexter?

Yes. We clear the building area and access ahead of survey and excavation, and grading, seeding and landscaping can follow from the same company.

How much brush and overgrowth clearing gets done in one visit?

On a normal lot, usually all of it: cut, load, haul and leave the ground clean. Larger parcels can take a few days. We tell you the schedule when we quote.

Will honeysuckle grow back after clearing?

Some will resprout from the roots, and seed in the ground keeps coming for a few seasons. A follow-up pass keeps it from taking back the yard. We tell you what to expect for your lot.

How fast can you get to my Dexter property?

We return calls the same day, and Dexter is a short run up Baker Road from our yard, so most brush clearing Dexter jobs get a firm date when we quote. If you have been searching brush removal near me, call 888-408-0320.

Schedule a Free Walk-Through of Your Dexter Property

Tell us the address and what has taken over. We walk the property, flag what stays and quote the brush clearing services you need as one number. That walk is where every brush clearing Dexter job we take begins.

Request A Free Quote 888-408-0320

Office hours 8 to 5 weekdays and 8 to 2 Saturdays, out of 9685 West Michigan Avenue in Saline.